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A Tradition in Transition, Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
An in-depth assessment of the century-old Wadi Laba indigenous spate irrigation system in Eritrea. This system has relied on earthern and brushwood structures and customary...2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43947-3 (Taylor & Francis)
Drinking Water Sector in Ghana -Drivers for performance
PhD, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
This book examines the drivers for improved performance of the drinking water sector in Ghana by focussing on the role of the national macro-environment, water supply...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45366-0 (Taylor & Francis)
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Environmental Values
We live in a world confronted by mounting environmental problems; increasing global deforestation and desertification, loss of species diversity, pollution and global warming. In everyday life...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-14509-1 (Routledge)
Groundwater in Fractured Rocks
IAH Selected Paper Series, volume 9
The hydrogeologic environment of fractured rocks represents vital natural systems, examples of which occur on every continent. This book discusses key issues, methodologies and techniques...
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41442-5 (Taylor & Francis)
Living Cities in Japan
Citizens' Movements, Machizukuri and Local Environments
Over the last fifteen years local citizens' movements have spread rapidly throughout Japan. Created with the aim of improving the quality of the local environment,...
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40237-8 (Routledge)
Methods in Karst Hydrogeology
IAH: International Contributions to Hydrogeology, 26
The importance of investigating karstified aquifers lies in their significance as a major source of drinking water. This book describes methods that are basic to...
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-42873-6 (Taylor & Francis)
Principles of Water Law and Administration
National and International 2nd edition, revised and updated by Marcella Nanni
A multidisciplinary text, considering both general issues and principles of water law and administration at national and international level, dealing with current legal and institutional...
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43583-3 (Taylor & Francis)
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Central America
Geology, Resources and Hazards
An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole,...
2007 | Pack: 978-0-415-41647-4 (Taylor & Francis)
A New Approach to Sediment Transport in the Design and Operation of Irrigation Canals
UNESCO-IHE Lecture Note Series
The transport of sediment greatly influences the sustainability of an irrigation system. Erosion and deposition not only increase maintenance costs, but may result in an...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43065-4 (Taylor & Francis)
Water Pricing and Public-Private Partnership
There is no question that water pricing and public-private partnership can improve water management practices in the future. However, this concept is neither the cure-all...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43673-1 (Routledge)
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